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"She later told the police she was scared about what lay ahead. But it was certainly not the case that she was expecting she would be raped.

"Sorry Mum"

"He met her in his red Volvo S60. He produced a cannabis spliff and they smoked together. He then produced a second spliff and she says she felt different when she smoked it. She said it felt weird.

"He then drove so fast that it frightened her. He held her leg while he was driving.

"She sent her mum a series of texts at that stage. In the first she said 'Sorry Mum, I snuck out. But I'm scared. I will be home by the time you get back but I need to chat with you. I am sorry."

Four minutes later she texted 'Mum, I'm scared.'

Mr Fenny said her mother picked up the messages at 1.17am and replied 'Where are you?' then 'I will come and get you, where are you,' followed by 'Answer me please' and finally 'Please, we are out looking.'

"He began to kiss her. She had no idea what to do in that situation. She said she wanted to go home but he ignored her.

"He arranged the interior of his large car in such a way that he was able to push her into the back, remove her lower clothing and have sexual intercourse with her without her consent. In other words, he raped her. She was submissive throughout.

'He believed she was 16'

"Afterwards, after he had finished, they sat in silence. He then drove her away from the scene.

"By now her mum and her partner were out trying to find her. You can only imagine what was going through mum's mind.

"Eventually she got contact from her daughter, who arrived home at 1.30am."

Mr Fenny said the girl gave police a full account of what happened. The defendant was arrested on June 7 and gave a prepared statement in which he said he believed the girl was 16 and that she had consented to sex and was a willing partner.

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The jury heard the girl's video recorded police interview in which she said she was 'petrified' as Maxwell raped her.

"He had locked the door so I couldn't get out," she stated. "He got me into the back. He forced himself on me. I was telling him to get off me and he wouldn't. I was pushing him and he wouldn't let me go."

When he was raping her, she said, 'I closed my eyes and let him get on with it.'